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- DictionaryTaunt/tônt/
noun
- 1. a remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone: "pupils will play truant rather than face the taunts of classmates about their ragged clothes"
verb
- 1. provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks: "students began taunting her about her weight"
Definition of taunt. as in to tease. to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults the principal reminded the student athletes that taunting their opponents was not showing good sportsmanship. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. tease. mock. annoy. ridicule. bother. heckle. bait. ride. irritate. pick on. torture. needle. plague. jeer. hassle
verb. harass with persistent criticism or carping. synonyms: bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, tease, twit. see more. noun. aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing. synonyms: taunting, twit. see more. Pronunciation. US. /tɔnt/ UK. /tɔnt/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Taunt."
1. To reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner: taunted her for wearing hand-me-down clothes. See Synonyms at ridicule. 2. a. To drive or incite (a person) by taunting: His friends taunted him into asking for a raise. b. To tease and excite sexually: taunted him with glimpses of skin. n.
taunt. taunt somebody to try to make somebody angry or upset by saying unkind things about them, laughing at their failures, etc. The other kids continually taunted him about his size. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
to repeatedly say unkind things to someone in order to upset them or make them angry: He was taunted by his classmates because of his size. taunt. noun [ C ] (Definition of taunt from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of taunt. in Chinese (Traditional) 嘲笑, 譏諷, 嘲弄… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
taunt meaning, definition, what is taunt: to try to make someone angry or upset by...: Learn more.
May 18, 2024 · Definition of 'taunt' Word Frequency. taunt. (tɔnt ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense taunts, present participle taunting, past tense, past participle taunted. transitive verb. If someone taunts you, they say unkind or insulting things to you, especially about your weaknesses or failures. A gang taunted a disabled man.
